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Political ads on Waze offer drivers rerouting to polling places

Political ads on Waze offer drivers rerouting to polling places

Political ads are everywhere, but soon you’ll be seeing them more on maps. An early example cropped up three months ago in Palm Springs, California, where one political group bought ads on the navigation app Waze to direct targeted voters to the polls on a local election day. If you’re sick of the barrage of attack ads elsewhere, Waze doesn’t allow partisan ads—just those urging people to vote.